I recieved a vase of tulips in water as a Christmas gift a few years ago.it was so beautiful I really enjoyed it during the cold winter. I would like to go this as gifts for next Christmas.
This article should help (This is on a timetable for spring, so you will have to start earlier):
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/forcing-tulip-bulbs.htm
I was given a vase of tulips one year as a Christmas gift. The bulbs were in water. It was bright and cheery in Jan. I would like to try this next Christmas for gifts. What month do you recommended I start the refrigeration process so the vase bloom in early Jan?
This article says you need to chill the bulbs at least three months, then you need about 5 more weeks after that to bloom. So I would start chilling in late July.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/forcing-tulip-bulbs.htm
My tulip leaves are all turning yellow. I have 3 plant in one pot and the all are blooming but they are not even open yet, the blossoms are dry. I’ve bought it yet like a week and I watered it 2 times
It sounds like the roots are too wet, which suffocates them. Only water when the top 3 or 4 inches of soil are completely dry between waterings.
This collection of articles will help you to care for them:
We are looking for information and guidance in starting a small tulip bulb farm to sell tulip bulbs locally. Need basic information such as: soil type, location, planting guide, how/when to harvest bulbs, bulb storage, etc. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
We provide free gardening information on a multitude of topics. Just search gardeningknowhow.com for topics. Here are resources on tulips that should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips
f I can, and how much fertilizer I should use, now that they’re starting to grow. I have Bulb Tone food. They have started growing now, quite a bit, and we will still have frost and snow, so I’m not sure if I should leave them in the garage, or take them out when we do have nice days but put them back in the garage if it gets very cold out. They are very big to be moving them back and forth. Can they survive? Also, regarding my above fertilizing question, I have about 20 bulbs in 20” containers.
You are in hardiness zone 6 and tulips are generally hardy to zone 4. As long as there is no bud or bloom they can stay outside. If they bud or bloom and a freeze is expected, you can move them into the garage, cover them, or cut the blooms/buds and enjoy them in a vase.
It's too late to fertilize now. Most people in your zone 6 treat tulips as an annual, so if you plant again in the fall, you can fertilize.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/fertilizing-tulips.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/tulips-care-and-tulip-planting-tips.htm
I didn't get all of my tulips planted in the fall. They were kept in my garage and I just inspected all of them and they are firm and look good. Can I plant them now so they don't deteriorate before the fall. I am zone 7
Yes, go ahead and plant them now. They still might bloom if they get enough chilling. Here are more details and options:
https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/didnt-get-your-bulbs-planted/
I have tulips already blooming in pot. How do I plant to grow next year?
Tulips don't come back well after forcing, but you can try. As soon as they finish blooming, plant them outside in a sunny spot. Do not remove the foliage (you can cut off the flower stem) or the rootball. Plant the whole thing and let the foliage die back on its own.